Planning Division Manager

CEO/General Manager – Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART)

This role is for the PART Planning Division Manager, responsible for overseeing the PART Planning Division staff and regional work programs while maintaining effective relationships with MPO administrators, transit stakeholders, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

Base pay range: $76,253.00/yr - $95,316.00/yr

Seniority level: Director

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Management and Manufacturing

Industries: Transportation Programs

• Develops and monitors an annual division operating budget.
• Oversees the daily activities of the PART Planning Division staff.
• Oversees the visioning and strategic planning processes for the Planning Division and managed regional work programs and projects.
• Assists PART CEO in the hiring, training, disciplinary action, evaluation, and professional development of all PART Planning Division staff.
• Assists in the evaluation of overall program effectiveness.
• Assists PART CEO in providing excellence in communications with civic groups, the business community, and other groups and organizations.

• Oversee and manage a regional travel demand modeling program, with knowledge of required data inputs including socio-economic data, maintenance processes, and application of model results for planning decisions.
• Coordinate the analysis of existing and new transit routes.
• Coordinate the development of regional transportation plans to support economic development initiatives in areas needing regional coordination.
• Manage the Regional Transportation Demand Management program.
• Establish regional multi-modal needs, priorities, and funding strategies.
• Provide technical support to MPOs and Rural Planning Organizations regarding transportation plan updates and/or air quality conformity analysis.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of GIS mapping.
• Act as a resource for local, regional, and statewide transportation/land use planning activities for transit oriented developments and multi-modal transportation systems and interconnections.
• Provide professional transportation planning support to the CEO/General Manager.

• Ensure PART is represented at all TCC/TAC meetings within PART boundaries.
• Meet regularly with regional transportation planning stakeholders for the purpose of ensuring an understanding of their needs, issues, and concerns.
• Coordinate regional initiatives and keep regional stakeholders apprised of current and planned regional activities.